Hello, I have been tasked to create a document control system for CAD files (Solidworks, ProE, and AutoCAD) and other documents (word, excel, text files, Cadence pcb layouts & schematics, software listings). Will PDMWorks handle multiple file formats? If not, are there any suggestions for a document management/control tool that works well? I don't want to look at PTCs windchill ($$$). thanks
Try SmartTeam
Both PDMWorks and DBWorks support basically any type format of non-interrelated files, including AutoCAD. It's just that specifically for SolidWorks both PDM systems are designed to handle the interrelationships between files. As all parametric CAD softwares do (IIRC) Pro-E also maintains interrelationships between files, and therefore you need a PDM system which will handle that as well. SmartTeam may do it, but I don't think PDMWorks or DBWorks will. As always I could be wrong.
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SmarTeam manages SolidWorks, ProE, and AutoCAD documents as well as their respective links.
PDM/Works Doesn't support configurations well either so keep that in mind.
Larry
Take a look at ProductCenter from SofTech at
Christian Paulsen
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Klaus
Don't jump too hard into Conisio yet. We have been using it here for almost a year, and while it works very well in some areas, in others it's really a liability. Take a good look at a demonstration of it when you have several hundred folders in it, and each folder has several hundred files in it. And, of course, the Conisio vault has to be on a top-notch server - wouldn't do much good to have it on a local machine.
WT
SmarTeam not only manages mentioned CAD documents but also has an integrations for all of them as well as office applications.
Max
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